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#677: Four Card Madness and Defending and 3betting From the Straddle
On this week's episode Bart opens the show discussing a wild 5/5/10 PLO game that he sat in to begin his session. He then examines hands that he played from the straddle in a typical daytime $2/$5 +$10 game played at Encore Boston Harbor.
0:00 -- Intro and Announcements
- CLP Meetup in Philly area dates
- Bart to Austin Oct 9th -Oct 10th
- Bart covers the conclusion of his French Bull dog case. Link to original story HERE. Link to news story HERE
11:20 -- PLO Discussion / Hands Begin
26:50 -- NL Hands Hands Begin
Episode Notes: HERE
Forum Post: HERE
Sep 11, 2025
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Bart Hanson
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Professional Cash game trainer Bart Hanson has been producing strategy content for over fifteen years. He first started on Live at the Bike! back in 2005, then moved on to host "Cash Plays" on Poker Road, then "Deuce Plays" on Deuces Cracked and then to CrushLivePoker in 2012.
In his career as a professional poker player, Bart Hanson has:
-6 WSOP Final Tables
-Over 15 years of experience at the table
-Over $1,000,000 in tournament earnings
-Multiple appearances on ESPN and Poker Night in America
-4th place finish in 2019 WSOP Monster Stack
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